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Qatar gives ‘full support’ to Sisi’s Egypt

DOHA — Qatar has pledged its "full support" to Egypt, an official statement said, ending more than a year of regional isolation over its support for Cairo's ousted Islamist president.

"The security of Egypt is important for the security of Qatar... the two countries are linked by deep and fraternal ties," said a statement from the office of the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

The statement came a day after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met in Cairo with a Qatari envoy.

Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials have met in Cairo to discuss reconciliation as part of Saudi-brokered efforts to end an 18-month standoff over Doha's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, security and diplomatic sources said.

Leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group and allied clerics said on Saturday that they are departing Qatar, where they had sought refuge following the ouster of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and the crackdown on his supporters.

The Jordan Times

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